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Music Marilyn Manson Defamation Case Dismissed The shock-rocker couldn't prove claims that his ex-girlfriend defamed him. By Noah Grant May 09, 2023
Music YNW Melly Confirms New Album, Reveals Release Date & Tracklist YNW Melly's next album is set to be a star-studded effort. By Joshua Robinson August 06, 2021
Original Content 18 Hip-Hop Shoutouts To Martin Luther King Jr. Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, & Lil Wayne are among the rappers who have paid homage to MLK over the years. By Danny Schwartz January 16, 2017
Original Content KXNG Crooked, Hip-Hop Historian: Death Row Beginnings, Slaughterhouse Trials, & Eminem's Legacy From Suge Knight to Eminem, Slaughterhouse to Joe Budden, KXNG Crooked is here to realign the narrative. By Mitch Findlay October 10, 2018
Music Drake's "God's Plan" Passes "One Dance" As His Longest #1 On Billboard Chart Drake's "God's Plan" continues to dominate the charts for an eleventh week in a row. By Aron A. April 09, 2018
Music R. Kelly's Alleged Sex Cult Den Visited By Cops Following "Surviving" Docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly" caused police to peep his Chicago recording studio which is alleged to house sex slaves. By Aron A. January 09, 2019
Music Drake Finishes As Most-Streamed Artist In Canada For Spotify Wrapped Drake dominated Spotify in Canada in 2022. By Cole Blake November 30, 2022
Music 600Breezy Shares Why He Wouldn't Sign Record Deal With Drake 600Breezy doesn't think that artists should sign to rappers who have active careers because there's a "hidden agenda" behind it. By Erika Marie February 24, 2020
Music 6ix9ine's "GOOBA" Becomes Fastest Video To Reach 100 Million Views On Youtube Tekashi 6ix9ine's "GOOBA" just became the fastest video by an American artist to reach 100 million views on Youtube, beating Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande. By Lynn S. May 13, 2020
Music Smokepurpp Quit Lean Because He Gained Weight: "It Really Messes Up Everything" He also talked about how his life has changed. By Erika Marie December 26, 2019
Music Westside Gunn Shares Virgil Abloh Designed "Pray For Paris" Cover Following the reveal of the stacked "Pray For Paris" tracklist, Westside Gunn has revealed the official cover art designed by Virgil Abloh. By Mitch Findlay April 03, 2020
Original Content Joe Rogan's Finest Hip-Hop Moments: A Selection From fawning over a young Biggie's talents to hatching a plot to keep 6ix9ine away from his daughter, these are the most noteworthy hip-hop moments in the history of the Joe Rogan Experience. By Robert Blair May 02, 2019